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A Manifesto On Authentic Living

For those of you out there intrepid enough to let your man husk blossom, there are a few things you should know about caring for your fur muzzle to keep it tiptop. Tiptop has nothing to do with manicuring or style. I don’t discriminate between the clean cut George Clooney beards of the world and […]

I think most of us would agree the men in our lives are hard to shop for; either they don’t like a lot of “stuff”, they are particular, or their wish list includes big ticket items. To find a unique, meaningful gift is a challenge for every holiday and special occasion, year after year. We’ve […]

Yes, it’s true. Royal Brunei has taken notice of TICO* Check it out! While most of our business is done in the US of A, there are many other countries that hold our global clusters of raving fans; England Canada Costa Rica Norway Israel Australia Italy Japan Switzerland Mexico Ukraine Ireland Netherlands It is so great to see […]

To Shave or not to Shave Ah, the timeless question… to shave or not to shave. Lucky for the ladies, they can cover up during the colder months. For a man though, unless you are wearing a mask, your mug is out there for folks to see. So for all you guys out […]

A True Passion For Surfing Recently, my brother in law shared with me an amazing surfing photography book titled “The Beach Blog” from the Aquabumps surfing photography blog by Eugene Tan. He picked up the book while visiting Bondi Beach in Australia, a mecca for those who love surfing. This book literally took my breath away. Once I came […]

Evaluating other shave brands and TICO* From A Cost Perspective I was curious about the price per shave approach to comparing TICO* Shave Oil to some of the more mainstream shaving products on the market, so I decided to conduct an experiment to see for myself and to share the results with you, in the case […]

If You Think About it, Shaving’s a Lot Like Sex… If you think about it shaving and sex go hand in hand. At it’s core, shaving is a grooming ritual that is done to appear attractive to your mate, or prospective mate for that matter. Sure, social conformity has a lot to do with it […]

Surfing Can Change Your Life Surfing changed my life, and I’m not even a good surfer. I started surfing when I was 34. I have always been enamored with it, even if I didn’t know why. I guess it is the concept of being propelled forward by a pure force of nature that tugged at […]

Our Fans Vote On Our Donations As you may know, TICO* Shaving Co is aligned with the 1% For The Planet Organization. We truly believe in their commitment to help the planet through their network of approved charities and organizations, and in turn, we are committed to donating 1% of our gross revenues through 1% For […]

Men Shaving: What to Shave and When Finding the balance between looking rugged and tame is a tough one, but it is doable. We like our men to be hairy, but not out-of-control. OK, some of us in Austin are bit obsessed with hairy men and long beards, but for everyone else, there is a […]

In Costa Rica, the towns are busy preparing to ring in the new year with tamales. In the grocery stores, every one greets each other with “Feliz Año Nuevo!” and “Pura Vida!” Pure life. Let’s enter 2014 with the intention of living a pure, authentic life. Let’s make this year about taking care of our […]

The Blue Zones Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who’ve Lived the Longest Recently, I ready the book titled “Blue Zones” and felt moved to summarize the high points into a Blue Zones Book Summary so that I could share with many of the busy people I know that I feel would benefit from […]

The History of Women Shaving Did you know that people have been plucking, burning, and ripping out undesirable hair since 4000 B.C.? Honestly, that is one of those fun facts I may not have ever discovered if I weren’t doing a little research. Now I have something interesting to bring up at dinner parties. Cave […]

TICO* Shave Oil is not just for men! Women everywhere are realizing what luxury shaving feels like with TICO* shaving oil; so we steal it from our men until we can get a hold of our own bottles. I have a girl friend in Mexico who borrowed one of my bottles of TICO* shave oil, and […]

What Is A TICO*? To be a Tico is to live an authentic life and to have a passion for living. Tico is the self-appointed term Costa Rican’s gave themselves nearly a century ago. The fact that they chose a name for themselves other than the designated ‘Costa Rican’ like all other countries in the […]

What you put on your skin is as important as what you put in it When I buy a food product labeled “organic” I feel like a warrior who just dodged a bullet of chemical warfare. But with the introduction to TICO* shave oil in our lives, I started questioning all of the junk I […]

What Does ‘All Natural shaving cream’ Mean? As a consumer, it can be hard to decipher what all natural shaving cream products are safe to put on your skin and in your body. To make matters worse, marketers have become quite skilled at catching your eye with terms like ‘Eco-Friendly’ and ‘All Natural’. Both terms […]

TICO* + 1% For The Planet = Love Well the short answer to the question of why we chose to align ourselves with 1% For The Planet is ‘Why Not?’, But I do get the question from time to time and feel that it would be worthwhile to delve into our reasoning a bit more. First, […]

Toss Your Mach3 and Discover Safety Razors I talk to a lot of people about shaving. A lot of people. Normal dinner conversation for me is asking someone what kind of shaving products and tools they use, what they like, do they shave with the grain or not, what they don’t like, and so on. […]

TICO* Has Impacted Many Aspects of My Life When asked to be a guest writer for TICO*, I’ve struggled with what to start with first. I’m a mother of two, yoga instructor, wanna-be health nut (it’s a process!), avid traveler, and a big fan of this lovely oil for my body. So instead of jumping […]